The State last week asked for a postponement, stating that the national director of public prosecutions needed more time to decide on the matter.

The State gave the same reasons when asking for a new postponement when the matter was heard in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

In the meantime the accused, Nathaniel Daniel Mpoku, would remain behind bars.

Dressed in a striped T-shirt, he bowed his head and listened attentively as his lawyers indicated they did not oppose the State's request for a postponement. The case would return to court on January 5.